guErRilla candy is Travis Hay's one-stop destination for opinionated and informed musing about all things music, ranging from noteworthy news bits about the local scene to rants about how the national music media gets more things wrong than it does right.

I just wanted to point out the new reader blog by Carla DeSantis, well-known rock journalist and founder of the now-defunct ROCKRGRL. Her reader blog is titled Fine Tunings, should make for an interesting read. Between Carla, the crew over at SeattleNoise, Blue Notes and myself, I’d like to think the P-I has the music scene covered. So welcome aboard Carla. You’ll find a link to Fine Tunings on Ear Candy’s link bar to the right.
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I don’t know if this qualifies as cool, but it is rather interesting. I got an invite in my inbox for a show at Element tonight called “The Finish Line.” It’s a club event with DJs and dancing and pretty much just a typical party on a Monday. But here’s the kicker. The event is […]
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Since it’s nearing the end of the year I figured it’s time to unviel some of my best of lists. Today the lists start with part one of the Top 15 Northwest releases of 2006. If you want to give your own two cents on the best NW records of ’06, drop a comment or vote in the threeimaginarygirls poll by clicking here.
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I made my final trip to Tower Records last weekend and it was a bittersweet experience. It’s sad to see Tower go but at the same time it was sweet to pick up some great deals on some quality CDs by local artists. I didn’t shop at Tower too often because I thought the prices were a little too high but I do remember waiting in line at midnight on several Tuesday mornings to buy hot new releases as a teenager, so Tower’s red and yellow has a little nostalgia for me.
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As previously reported, the lovely trio at threeimaginarygirls.com are hosting a Very Merry Imaginary Karaoke Bash Friday night at the Croc. For anyone looking for a good time Friday night, I recommend checking this show out. It’s a holiday karaoke bash featuring some of Seattle’s finest, including members of Math & Physics Club, Iceage Cobra, Head Like a Kite, Schoolyard Heroes, Speaker Speaker, Kane Hodder, Optimus Rhyme, the Pale Pacific, the Elephants, We Wrote the Book on Connectors, The Trucks, A Gun That Shoots Knives, Central Services, The Pharmacy, Tullycraft, Night Canopy, Dita Vox, Shorthand for Epic and more.
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